1.   And S.F.-born Maureen Orth, ace reporter and wife of NBC newsman Tim Russert, is in Tajikistan working on a piece for Vanity Fair.

2.   He played Steve Wilson, editor of the mythical Illustrated Press, and she was Lorelei Kilbourne, his ace reporter and foil.

3.   Not according to our ace reporter.

4.   The Atlanta Journal sent its ace reporter down to write a series on the sorry state of Fayette County schools.